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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2005
John D. Hillam, Perry, UT (US);
Richard D. Peterson, Perry, UT (US);
John D. Hillam, Perry, UT (US);
Richard D. Peterson, Perry, UT (US);
Flying J, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products to prevent a delivery vehicle from making an unauthorized delivery of liquid product to a liquid product storage tank at a retail store facility. A retail system and/or a centralized inventory management system can monitor one or more tanks at the retail facility for liquid product delivery from the carrier. The retail system and/or the centralized inventory management system can automatically interrupt delivery of liquid product when the delivery vehicle begins to delivery the liquid product to an unauthorized tank.